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Canada Wildfires Impact North America's Air Quality

Handout photo dated on August 3, 2025, shows Canada is currently facing an intense fire season, with hundreds of active wildfires across Saskatchewan, Alberta, and Manitoba, prompting the evacuation of thousands of residents. Smoke from these fires has severely degraded air quality both locally and across borders, including the United States. This false colour image, acquired by one of the Copernicus Sentinel-3 satellites on 3 August 2025, shows the smoke cloud from the wildfires engulfing skies over Canada and the US. According to the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service (CAMS), June and July 2025 saw severe wildfire activity in Canada, with daily total wildfire intensity and emissions consistently above the 2003-2024 average throughout the summer. August 3, 2025. Photo by European Union, Copernicus Sentinel-3 imagery via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Surrogate arrangement for babies

TOKYO, Japan, July 31 Kyodo - Undated combined photo shows TV personality Aki Mukai and medical doctor Yahiro Netsu. Mukai's twin babies were born through a surrogate mother in the United States in 2003. Netsu said in 2001 his maternity clinic had made a surrogacy arrangement for a woman, becoming the first Japanese medical institution to officially announce such a procedure.(Kyodo)

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(FOCUS)CHINA-YANGTZE RIVER DELTA-QUANTUM SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY-SCIENTIST-PENG CHENGZHI (CN)

(230808) -- HEFEI, Aug. 8, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Peng Chengzhi speaks during a lecture in the University of Science and Technology of China in Hefei, east China's Anhui Province, July 21, 2023. Peng Chengzhi, born in 1976, holds several professional positions: professor and doctoral supervisor at the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC), chief scientist of QuantumCTek Co., Ltd., and chief engineer of the scientific application system of Micius, the world's first quantum communication satellite. Peng began to participate in the research of quantum science and technology in 2003. Since then, he has taken part in the whole process of the design of the quantum satellite "Micius", witnessing the development of China in the fields of quantum communication, quantum computing and others. Since the USTC and QuantumCTek Co., Ltd are based in Hefei, while the Shanghai Institute for Advance Studies of USTC and Shanghai Research Center for Quantum Science are located in Shanghai, Peng often travels betwee

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(FOCUS)CHINA-YANGTZE RIVER DELTA-QUANTUM SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY-SCIENTIST-PENG CHENGZHI (CN)

(230808) -- HEFEI, Aug. 8, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Peng Chengzhi walks alongside a river in Pudong District of east China's Shanghai, July 22, 2023. Peng Chengzhi, born in 1976, holds several professional positions: professor and doctoral supervisor at the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC), chief scientist of QuantumCTek Co., Ltd., and chief engineer of the scientific application system of Micius, the world's first quantum communication satellite. Peng began to participate in the research of quantum science and technology in 2003. Since then, he has taken part in the whole process of the design of the quantum satellite "Micius", witnessing the development of China in the fields of quantum communication, quantum computing and others. Since the USTC and QuantumCTek Co., Ltd are based in Hefei, while the Shanghai Institute for Advance Studies of USTC and Shanghai Research Center for Quantum Science are located in Shanghai, Peng often travels between the two cities for work and living. The Ya

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(FOCUS)CHINA-YANGTZE RIVER DELTA-QUANTUM SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY-SCIENTIST-PENG CHENGZHI (CN)

(230808) -- HEFEI, Aug. 8, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Peng Chengzhi (2nd L) and his colleagues talk about their research in front of the Zuchongzhi 2, a 66-qubit programmable quantum computing system, in Shanghai Research Center for Quantum Science in east China's Shanghai, July 22, 2023. Peng Chengzhi, born in 1976, holds several professional positions: professor and doctoral supervisor at the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC), chief scientist of QuantumCTek Co., Ltd., and chief engineer of the scientific application system of Micius, the world's first quantum communication satellite. Peng began to participate in the research of quantum science and technology in 2003. Since then, he has taken part in the whole process of the design of the quantum satellite "Micius", witnessing the development of China in the fields of quantum communication, quantum computing and others. Since the USTC and QuantumCTek Co., Ltd are based in Hefei, while the Shanghai Institute for Advance Studies of USTC and Shan

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(FOCUS)CHINA-YANGTZE RIVER DELTA-QUANTUM SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY-SCIENTIST-PENG CHENGZHI (CN)

(230808) -- HEFEI, Aug. 8, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Peng Chengzhi operates Zuchongzhi 2, a 66-qubit programmable quantum computing system, at QuantumCTek Co., Ltd in Hefei, east China's Anhui Province, July 21, 2023. Peng Chengzhi, born in 1976, holds several professional positions: professor and doctoral supervisor at the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC), chief scientist of QuantumCTek Co., Ltd., and chief engineer of the scientific application system of Micius, the world's first quantum communication satellite. Peng began to participate in the research of quantum science and technology in 2003. Since then, he has taken part in the whole process of the design of the quantum satellite "Micius", witnessing the development of China in the fields of quantum communication, quantum computing and others. Since the USTC and QuantumCTek Co., Ltd are based in Hefei, while the Shanghai Institute for Advance Studies of USTC and Shanghai Research Center for Quantum Science are located in Shanghai, Peng

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(FOCUS)CHINA-YANGTZE RIVER DELTA-QUANTUM SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY-SCIENTIST-PENG CHENGZHI (CN)

(230808) -- HEFEI, Aug. 8, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Peng Chengzhi poses for a photo at QuantumCTek Co., Ltd in Hefei, east China's Anhui Province, July 21, 2023. Peng Chengzhi, born in 1976, holds several professional positions: professor and doctoral supervisor at the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC), chief scientist of QuantumCTek Co., Ltd., and chief engineer of the scientific application system of Micius, the world's first quantum communication satellite. Peng began to participate in the research of quantum science and technology in 2003. Since then, he has taken part in the whole process of the design of the quantum satellite "Micius", witnessing the development of China in the fields of quantum communication, quantum computing and others. Since the USTC and QuantumCTek Co., Ltd are based in Hefei, while the Shanghai Institute for Advance Studies of USTC and Shanghai Research Center for Quantum Science are located in Shanghai, Peng often travels between the two cities for work and livin

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(FOCUS)CHINA-YANGTZE RIVER DELTA-QUANTUM SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY-SCIENTIST-PENG CHENGZHI (CN)

(230808) -- HEFEI, Aug. 8, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Peng Chengzhi (R) talks with a student after a lecture in the University of Science and Technology of China in Hefei, east China's Anhui Province, July 21, 2023. Peng Chengzhi, born in 1976, holds several professional positions: professor and doctoral supervisor at the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC), chief scientist of QuantumCTek Co., Ltd., and chief engineer of the scientific application system of Micius, the world's first quantum communication satellite. Peng began to participate in the research of quantum science and technology in 2003. Since then, he has taken part in the whole process of the design of the quantum satellite "Micius", witnessing the development of China in the fields of quantum communication, quantum computing and others. Since the USTC and QuantumCTek Co., Ltd are based in Hefei, while the Shanghai Institute for Advance Studies of USTC and Shanghai Research Center for Quantum Science are located in Shanghai, Peng oft

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(FOCUS)CHINA-YANGTZE RIVER DELTA-QUANTUM SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY-SCIENTIST-PENG CHENGZHI (CN)

(230808) -- HEFEI, Aug. 8, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Peng Chengzhi (L front) attends a meeting at the Shanghai Institute for Advance Studies of the University of Science and Technology of China in east China's Shanghai, July 22, 2023. Peng Chengzhi, born in 1976, holds several professional positions: professor and doctoral supervisor at the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC), chief scientist of QuantumCTek Co., Ltd., and chief engineer of the scientific application system of Micius, the world's first quantum communication satellite. Peng began to participate in the research of quantum science and technology in 2003. Since then, he has taken part in the whole process of the design of the quantum satellite "Micius", witnessing the development of China in the fields of quantum communication, quantum computing and others. Since the USTC and QuantumCTek Co., Ltd are based in Hefei, while the Shanghai Institute for Advance Studies of USTC and Shanghai Research Center for Quantum Science are located i

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(FOCUS)CHINA-YANGTZE RIVER DELTA-QUANTUM SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY-SCIENTIST-PENG CHENGZHI (CN)

(230808) -- HEFEI, Aug. 8, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Peng Chengzhi walks out of the gate of the University of Science and Technology of China in Hefei, east China's Anhui Province, July 21, 2023. Peng Chengzhi, born in 1976, holds several professional positions: professor and doctoral supervisor at the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC), chief scientist of QuantumCTek Co., Ltd., and chief engineer of the scientific application system of Micius, the world's first quantum communication satellite. Peng began to participate in the research of quantum science and technology in 2003. Since then, he has taken part in the whole process of the design of the quantum satellite "Micius", witnessing the development of China in the fields of quantum communication, quantum computing and others. Since the USTC and QuantumCTek Co., Ltd are based in Hefei, while the Shanghai Institute for Advance Studies of USTC and Shanghai Research Center for Quantum Science are located in Shanghai, Peng often travels between

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(FOCUS)CHINA-YANGTZE RIVER DELTA-QUANTUM SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY-SCIENTIST-PENG CHENGZHI (CN)

(230808) -- HEFEI, Aug. 8, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Peng Chengzhi walks past a model of quantum satellite "Micius" in the University of Science and Technology of China in Hefei, east China's Anhui Province, July 21, 2023. Peng Chengzhi, born in 1976, holds several professional positions: professor and doctoral supervisor at the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC), chief scientist of QuantumCTek Co., Ltd., and chief engineer of the scientific application system of Micius, the world's first quantum communication satellite. Peng began to participate in the research of quantum science and technology in 2003. Since then, he has taken part in the whole process of the design of the quantum satellite "Micius", witnessing the development of China in the fields of quantum communication, quantum computing and others. Since the USTC and QuantumCTek Co., Ltd are based in Hefei, while the Shanghai Institute for Advance Studies of USTC and Shanghai Research Center for Quantum Science are located in Shanghai,

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(FOCUS)CHINA-YANGTZE RIVER DELTA-QUANTUM SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY-SCIENTIST-PENG CHENGZHI (CN)

(230808) -- HEFEI, Aug. 8, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Peng Chengzhi talks with a student at a laboratory in the University of Science and Technology of China in Hefei, east China's Anhui Province, July 21, 2023. Peng Chengzhi, born in 1976, holds several professional positions: professor and doctoral supervisor at the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC), chief scientist of QuantumCTek Co., Ltd., and chief engineer of the scientific application system of Micius, the world's first quantum communication satellite. Peng began to participate in the research of quantum science and technology in 2003. Since then, he has taken part in the whole process of the design of the quantum satellite "Micius", witnessing the development of China in the fields of quantum communication, quantum computing and others. Since the USTC and QuantumCTek Co., Ltd are based in Hefei, while the Shanghai Institute for Advance Studies of USTC and Shanghai Research Center for Quantum Science are located in Shanghai, Peng often t

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(FOCUS)CHINA-YANGTZE RIVER DELTA-QUANTUM SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY-SCIENTIST-PENG CHENGZHI (CN)

(230808) -- HEFEI, Aug. 8, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Peng Chengzhi (R) checks experimental data with Professor Yin Juan at a laboratory of the Shanghai Institute for Advance Studies of the University of Science and Technology of China in east China's Shanghai, July 22, 2023. Peng Chengzhi, born in 1976, holds several professional positions: professor and doctoral supervisor at the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC), chief scientist of QuantumCTek Co., Ltd., and chief engineer of the scientific application system of Micius, the world's first quantum communication satellite. Peng began to participate in the research of quantum science and technology in 2003. Since then, he has taken part in the whole process of the design of the quantum satellite "Micius", witnessing the development of China in the fields of quantum communication, quantum computing and others. Since the USTC and QuantumCTek Co., Ltd are based in Hefei, while the Shanghai Institute for Advance Studies of USTC and Shanghai Research

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(FOCUS)CHINA-YANGTZE RIVER DELTA-QUANTUM SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY-SCIENTIST-PENG CHENGZHI (CN)

(230808) -- HEFEI, Aug. 8, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Peng Chengzhi (L) talks with Professor Ren Jigang at the Institute of Advance Technology of the University of Science and Technology of China in Hefei, east China's Anhui Province, July 21, 2023. Peng Chengzhi, born in 1976, holds several professional positions: professor and doctoral supervisor at the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC), chief scientist of QuantumCTek Co., Ltd., and chief engineer of the scientific application system of Micius, the world's first quantum communication satellite. Peng began to participate in the research of quantum science and technology in 2003. Since then, he has taken part in the whole process of the design of the quantum satellite "Micius", witnessing the development of China in the fields of quantum communication, quantum computing and others. Since the USTC and QuantumCTek Co., Ltd are based in Hefei, while the Shanghai Institute for Advance Studies of USTC and Shanghai Research Center for Quantum Science

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(FOCUS)CHINA-YANGTZE RIVER DELTA-QUANTUM SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY-SCIENTIST-PENG CHENGZHI (CN)

(230808) -- HEFEI, Aug. 8, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Peng Chengzhi listens to a report during a meeting at the Shanghai Institute for Advance Studies of the University of Science and Technology of China in east China's Shanghai, July 22, 2023. Peng Chengzhi, born in 1976, holds several professional positions: professor and doctoral supervisor at the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC), chief scientist of QuantumCTek Co., Ltd., and chief engineer of the scientific application system of Micius, the world's first quantum communication satellite. Peng began to participate in the research of quantum science and technology in 2003. Since then, he has taken part in the whole process of the design of the quantum satellite "Micius", witnessing the development of China in the fields of quantum communication, quantum computing and others. Since the USTC and QuantumCTek Co., Ltd are based in Hefei, while the Shanghai Institute for Advance Studies of USTC and Shanghai Research Center for Quantum Science are

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(FOCUS)CHINA-YANGTZE RIVER DELTA-QUANTUM SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY-SCIENTIST-PENG CHENGZHI (CN)

(230808) -- HEFEI, Aug. 8, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Peng Chengzhi walks alongside a lake in Hefei, east China's Anhui Province, July 21, 2023. Peng Chengzhi, born in 1976, holds several professional positions: professor and doctoral supervisor at the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC), chief scientist of QuantumCTek Co., Ltd., and chief engineer of the scientific application system of Micius, the world's first quantum communication satellite. Peng began to participate in the research of quantum science and technology in 2003. Since then, he has taken part in the whole process of the design of the quantum satellite "Micius", witnessing the development of China in the fields of quantum communication, quantum computing and others. Since the USTC and QuantumCTek Co., Ltd are based in Hefei, while the Shanghai Institute for Advance Studies of USTC and Shanghai Research Center for Quantum Science are located in Shanghai, Peng often travels between the two cities for work and living. The Yangtze R

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(FOCUS)CHINA-YANGTZE RIVER DELTA-QUANTUM SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY-SCIENTIST-PENG CHENGZHI (CN)

(230808) -- HEFEI, Aug. 8, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Peng Chengzhi (2nd L) and his colleagues talk about their research in front of the Zuchongzhi 2, a 66-qubit programmable quantum computing system, in Shanghai Research Center for Quantum Science in east China's Shanghai, July 22, 2023. Peng Chengzhi, born in 1976, holds several professional positions: professor and doctoral supervisor at the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC), chief scientist of QuantumCTek Co., Ltd., and chief engineer of the scientific application system of Micius, the world's first quantum communication satellite. Peng began to participate in the research of quantum science and technology in 2003. Since then, he has taken part in the whole process of the design of the quantum satellite "Micius", witnessing the development of China in the fields of quantum communication, quantum computing and others. Since the USTC and QuantumCTek Co., Ltd are based in Hefei, while the Shanghai Institute for Advance Studies of USTC and Shan

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(FOCUS)CHINA-YANGTZE RIVER DELTA-QUANTUM SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY-SCIENTIST-PENG CHENGZHI (CN)

(230808) -- HEFEI, Aug. 8, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Peng Chengzhi talks with a student at a laboratory in the University of Science and Technology of China in Hefei, east China's Anhui Province, July 21, 2023. Peng Chengzhi, born in 1976, holds several professional positions: professor and doctoral supervisor at the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC), chief scientist of QuantumCTek Co., Ltd., and chief engineer of the scientific application system of Micius, the world's first quantum communication satellite. Peng began to participate in the research of quantum science and technology in 2003. Since then, he has taken part in the whole process of the design of the quantum satellite "Micius", witnessing the development of China in the fields of quantum communication, quantum computing and others. Since the USTC and QuantumCTek Co., Ltd are based in Hefei, while the Shanghai Institute for Advance Studies of USTC and Shanghai Research Center for Quantum Science are located in Shanghai, Peng often t

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20 years on, Individual Visit Scheme brings great benefits to Hong Kong tourism industry: official

STORY: 20 years on, Individual Visit Scheme brings great benefits to Hong Kong tourism industry: official DATELINE: July 28, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:19 LOCATION: HONG KONG, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of visitors in HK 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): DANE CHENG, HKTB Executive Director 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): DANE CHENG, HKTB Executive Director 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): DANE CHENG, HKTB Executive Director STORYLINE: Dane Cheng, executive director of the Hong Kong Tourism Board (HKTB), said in a recent interview with Xinhua that the Individual Visit Scheme for Chinese mainland travelers launched in 2003 has brought revolutionary changes to Hong Kong's tourism industry. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): DANE CHENG, HKTB Executive Director "The Individual Visit Scheme was introduced in 2003. In 2002, the number of the mainland visitors to Hong Kong was 6.8 million. At its peak in 2018, the number of visitors reached 51 million, an increase of about seven times, which has brought us a very large increase in the

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West Lake musical fountain returns to grace the night sky

STORY: West Lake musical fountain returns to grace the night sky DATELINE: July 27, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:27 LOCATION: HANGZHOU, China CATEGORY: ENTERTAINMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of the West Lake Musical Fountain in Hangzhou at night STORYLINE: The West Lake Musical Fountain in Hangzhou made a magnificent return to the night skyline on Tuesday after a three-year suspension for renovations. Adding a touch of artistic brilliance to the occasion, the famous promotional song for the upcoming Hangzhou Asian Games, "Ai Da Wei Lai," was thoughtfully choreographed to accompany the enchanting water display. Originally constructed in 2003, the West Lake Musical Fountain has since captured the hearts of locals and visitors alike with its captivating performances. Recognizing the need for growth and improvement, the fountain underwent significant renovations in 2011 and 2015, which enhanced its structural integrity and technological capabilities. Now, as it returns to grace the night sky once more, this iconic landmar

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Naked carp migrating upstream to spawn in NW China

STORY: Naked carp migrating upstream to spawn in NW China DATELINE: July 18, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:31 LOCATION: XINING, China CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of naked carp STORYLINE: Naked carp are migrating upstream in an inflowing river of Qinghai Lake in northwest China's Qinghai Province. The naked carp, known as "Huangyu" in China, is endemic to Qinghai Lake, the largest saline lake and inland lake in China. The fish is not only critical to the existence of local bird species, but also to the ecological balance of the highland lake. The population of the species once declined sharply owing to overfishing. In order to protect the species and restore the environment, the province banned naked carp fishing in Qinghai Lake and in nearby rivers in 2003. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Xining, China. (XHTV)

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Three Gorges hydropower station generates over 1.6 trln kWh of electricity in 20 years

STORY: Three Gorges hydropower station generates over 1.6 trln kWh of electricity in 20 years DATELINE: July 11, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:58 LOCATION: WUHAN, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Three Gorges hydropower station STORYLINE: Official data showed Monday that the Three Gorges Hydroelectric Power Station on China's Yangtze River has generated over 1.6 trillion kWh of electricity in 20 years since its first generator unit was put into operation to generate electricity in July 2003. The clean energy produced by the hydropower station in the past two decades is estimated to be equivalent to the electricity generated by more than 480 million tonnes of standard coal and reduces carbon dioxide emissions by 1.32 billion tonnes. With 34 hydropower turbo-generators, the hydropower station has a combined energy generating capacity of 22.5 million kilowatts and a designed annual power generation of 88.2 billion kWh. The hydropower station, considered a backbone of China's electricity system

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#CHINA-HUBEI-THREE GORGES HYDROELECTRIC POWER STATION-20 YEARS (CN)

(230710) -- YICHANG, July 10, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on July 9, 2023 shows the Three Gorges Hydroelectric Power Station in Yichang City, central China's Hubei Province. The Three Gorges Hydroelectric Power Station on China's Yangtze River has generated over 1.6 trillion kWh of electricity in 20 years since its first generator unit was put into operation to generate electricity in July 2003, official data showed Monday. (Photo by Wang Gang/Xinhua)

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#CHINA-HUBEI-THREE GORGES HYDROELECTRIC POWER STATION-20 YEARS (CN)

(230710) -- YICHANG, July 10, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on July 9, 2023 shows the Three Gorges Hydroelectric Power Station in Yichang City, central China's Hubei Province. The Three Gorges Hydroelectric Power Station on China's Yangtze River has generated over 1.6 trillion kWh of electricity in 20 years since its first generator unit was put into operation to generate electricity in July 2003, official data showed Monday. (Photo by Wang Gang/Xinhua)

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#CHINA-HUBEI-THREE GORGES HYDROELECTRIC POWER STATION-20 YEARS (CN)

(230710) -- YICHANG, July 10, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on July 9, 2023 shows the Three Gorges Hydroelectric Power Station in Yichang City, central China's Hubei Province. The Three Gorges Hydroelectric Power Station on China's Yangtze River has generated over 1.6 trillion kWh of electricity in 20 years since its first generator unit was put into operation to generate electricity in July 2003, official data showed Monday. (Photo by Wang Gang/Xinhua)

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#CHINA-HUBEI-THREE GORGES HYDROELECTRIC POWER STATION-20 YEARS (CN)

(230710) -- YICHANG, July 10, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on July 9, 2023 shows the Three Gorges Hydroelectric Power Station in Yichang City, central China's Hubei Province. The Three Gorges Hydroelectric Power Station on China's Yangtze River has generated over 1.6 trillion kWh of electricity in 20 years since its first generator unit was put into operation to generate electricity in July 2003, official data showed Monday. (Photo by Wang Gang/Xinhua)

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Yahoo Prepare IPO

YICHANG, CHINA - JULY 4, 2023 - A Yahoo page is displayed on a mobile phone in Yichang, Hubei province, China, July 4, 2003. At noon on July 4, 2023, Yahoo CEO Jim Lanzone reportedly said he was looking to IPO the company. "Yahoo is well positioned financially, the company has a strong balance sheet and is very profitable," he said.

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Yahoo Prepare IPO

YICHANG, CHINA - JULY 4, 2023 - A Yahoo page is displayed on a mobile phone in Yichang, Hubei province, China, July 4, 2003. At noon on July 4, 2023, Yahoo CEO Jim Lanzone reportedly said he was looking to IPO the company. "Yahoo is well positioned financially, the company has a strong balance sheet and is very profitable," he said.

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Yahoo Prepare IPO

YICHANG, CHINA - JULY 4, 2023 - A Yahoo page is displayed on a mobile phone in Yichang, Hubei province, China, July 4, 2003. At noon on July 4, 2023, Yahoo CEO Jim Lanzone reportedly said he was looking to IPO the company. "Yahoo is well positioned financially, the company has a strong balance sheet and is very profitable," he said.

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Yahoo Prepare IPO

YICHANG, CHINA - JULY 4, 2023 - A Yahoo page is displayed on a mobile phone in Yichang, Hubei province, China, July 4, 2003. At noon on July 4, 2023, Yahoo CEO Jim Lanzone reportedly said he was looking to IPO the company. "Yahoo is well positioned financially, the company has a strong balance sheet and is very profitable," he said.

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Yahoo Prepare IPO

YICHANG, CHINA - JULY 4, 2023 - A Yahoo page is displayed on a mobile phone in Yichang, Hubei province, China, July 4, 2003. At noon on July 4, 2023, Yahoo CEO Jim Lanzone reportedly said he was looking to IPO the company. "Yahoo is well positioned financially, the company has a strong balance sheet and is very profitable," he said.

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Yahoo Prepare IPO

YICHANG, CHINA - JULY 4, 2023 - A Yahoo page is displayed on a mobile phone in Yichang, Hubei province, China, July 4, 2003. At noon on July 4, 2023, Yahoo CEO Jim Lanzone reportedly said he was looking to IPO the company. "Yahoo is well positioned financially, the company has a strong balance sheet and is very profitable," he said.

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Yahoo Prepare IPO

YICHANG, CHINA - JULY 4, 2023 - A Yahoo page is displayed on a mobile phone in Yichang, Hubei province, China, July 4, 2003. At noon on July 4, 2023, Yahoo CEO Jim Lanzone reportedly said he was looking to IPO the company. "Yahoo is well positioned financially, the company has a strong balance sheet and is very profitable," he said.

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(ZhejiangPictorial)CHINA-ZHEJIANG-RURAL CONSTRUCTION PROJECT (CN)

(230409) -- HANGZHOU, April 9, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on July 18, 2022 shows a view of Longxian Village of Lishui City, east China's Zhejiang Province. In June 2003, Zhejiang Province launched the "Thousand Villages Demonstration and Ten Thousand Villages Renovation" project, with the aim of comprehensively renovating ten thousand administrative villages in the province and building a thousand key villages of them into all-round well-off model villages. For twenty years, the project has created thousands of beautiful villages, and fundamentally changed the face of the province's countryside. (Xinhua/Huang Zongzhi)

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South Korean golfer Ku dies

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken in 2003 shows South Korean golfer Ku Ok Hee. Ku, a winner of 23 titles on the Japan LPGA Tour, died July 10, 2013, after a heart attack at her home in Numazu, Shizuoka Prefecture, the JLPGA said July 12. She was 56.

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Takamisakari retires

TOKYO, Japan - File photos taken in July 2003 show Takamisakakri before a bout at the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament at Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium. The former komusubi Takamisakari, whose pre-bout goofball antics and gutsy performances made him one of sumo's best-loved wrestlers, called time on his wrestling career on Jan. 27, 2013.

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Matsui grabs 4th weekly MVP award

OAKLAND, United States - Oakland Athletics' Hideki Matsui smiles in Oakland after being named on July 25, 2011, the American League player of the week. The weekly award is Matsui's fourth of his major league career following ones in 2003, 2004 and 2005, all with the New York Yankees.

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French choreographer Petit

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in March 2003 shows French choreographer Roland Petit, who died in Geneva, Switzerland, on July 10, 2011, at the age of 87.

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Scandal-tainted champion Asashoryu calls it quits

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows Mongolian yokozuna (grand champion) Asashoryu (L) pulling down fellow Mongolian Kyokushuzan by his topknot at the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament on July 10, 2003. Ringside judges decided to disqualify the yokozuna after the bout. Asashoryu announced his retirement on Feb. 4, 2010, in the wake of a recent scandal in which he was alleged to have seriously injured a man in a drunken rampage.

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Scandal-tainted champion Asashoryu calls it quits

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows Mongolian yokozuna (grand champion) Asashoryu (L) pulling down fellow Mongolian Kyokushuzan by his topknot at the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament on July 10, 2003. Ringside judges decided to disqualify the yokozuna after the bout. Asashoryu announced his retirement on Feb. 4, 2010, in the wake of a recent scandal in which he was alleged to have seriously injured a man in a drunken rampage.

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Ex-Saitama governor and ex-upper house president Tsuchiya dies

SAITAMA, Japan - File photo taken in July 2003 shows former Saitama Gov. and House of Councillors President Yoshihiko Tsuchiya. Tsuchiya died of multiple organ failure Oct. 5 at his home in Kasukabe, Saitama Prefecture, his family said Oct. 6. He was 82.

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Tourists visit disputed northern isles via Russian immigration

SAPPORO, Japan - In this photo taken July 6, a cruise ship leaves the Kushiro port in eastern Hokkaido, headed to the Russian-held Northern Territories claimed by Japan. Foreign travel agencies have been operating cruise tours to the Northern Territories under Russian immigration procedures almost every year since 2003, according to travel company officials.

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Ex-BOJ chief Sumita, architect of 1985 Plaza Accord, dies at 92

TOKYO, Japan - Former Bank of Japan Governor Satoshi Sumita (file photo taken in July, 2003), died of pneumonia at a Tokyo hospital on Sept. 7. He was 92. Sumita was one of the signatories of the historic Plaza Accord of Sept. 22, 1985, under which the Group of Five monetary powers depreciated the dollar in relation to the yen and Deutsche mark by intervening in currency markets.

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Chinese nabbed for running underground bank for illegal aliens

NAGOYA, Japan - Bank cards and mobile phones confiscated by Aichi police from the home of a 53-year-old Chinese man who was arrested July 21 on suspicion of running an underground bank and providing cross-border remittance services to illegal Chinese residents. The suspect, Huang Zehui from the Chinese province of Fujian, allegedly sent 1.5 billion yen to China between September 2003 and March this year, charging 1 percent as commission.

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Ashikaga Bank, Misuzu Audit to settle damages suit

UTSUNOMIYA, Japan - Ashikaga Bank President Norito Ikeda speaks at a news conference in Utsunomiya, Tochigi Prefecture on July 2, announcing that the bank has reached a basic agreement with Misuzu Audit Corp. to settle their court battle in which the regional lender had sought 1.1 billion yen in damages from the audit firm in connection with the bank's 2003 nationalization.

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Singer Izawa, father of actress Yuki Kudo, dies at age 69

TOKYO, Japan - Singer Hachiro Izawa sings his hit tune outside JR Ueno Station in a photo taken in july 2003. Izawa, the father of actress Yuki Kudo who has starred in numerous international films, died of esophagus cancer at a hospital in Tokyo on Jan. 17, his office said on Jan. 18. He was 69.

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S. Korean A-bomb survivor who sought unpaid medical fees dies

TOKYO, Japan - Lee Kang Young (photo), a South Korean atomic bomb survivor who filed a lawsuit in Japan over unpaid medical allowances, died on July 11 in a hospital in Busan, South Korea. He was 78. Lee, born in Kitakyushu, Fukuoka Prefecture, was exposed to radiation in the U.S. atomic bombing of Nagasaki on Aug. 9, 1945, while he was working there as a forced laborer. This photo was taken in February, 2003.

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Singer Minako Honda dies of myelocytic leukemia

TOKYO, Japan - Pop and musical singer Minako Honda (in file photo taken in July 2003), known for her portrayal of the role of ''Kim'' in Miss Saigon, died of acute myelocytic leukemia at a Tokyo hospital on Nov. 6, her family said. She was 38.

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China executes perpetrator of Fukuoka murders

TOKYO, Japan - China executes Yang Ning (file photo), convicted July 12 of the 2003 murder of a family of four in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan. The Chinese government has informed the Japanese consulate in Shenyang that Yang, 25, was executed.

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'Madam Butterly' performance at Aichi Expo

NAGOYA, Japan - Dina Dimtriu (R) sings during a special performance of ''Madam Butterfly'' at the 2003 World Exposition facility in Nagakute, Aichi Prefecture, on July 23.